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Exclusive: Adelson's Pro-Romney Donations Will Be 'Limitless,' Could Top $100M

Forbes has confirmed that billionaire Sheldon Adelson, along with his wife Miriam, has donated $10 million to the leading Super PAC supporting presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney–and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. A well-placed source in the Adelson camp with direct knowledge of the casino billionaire’s thinking says that further donations will be “limitless.”

Adelson, who has built Las Vegas Sands into an global casino empire, will do “whatever it takes” to defeat Obama, this source says. And given that Adelson is worth $24.9 billion–and told Forbes in a recent rare interview about his political giving that he had been willing to donate as much as $100 million to his initial presidential preference, Newt Gingrich–that “limitless” description telegraphs potential nine-digit support of Romney.

Adelson, this source continues, believes that “no price is too high” to protect the U.S. from what he sees as Obama’s “socialization” of America, as well as securing the safety of Israel. He added that Adelson, 78, considers this to be the most important election of his lifetime.

In an interview with me in February, Adelson said that he’d likely shift his financial support to the Republican front-runner if Gingrich dropped out of the race–which he did in May. Now Romney is positioned to reap Adelson’s largess. Thanks to the Citizens United decision, there are no curbs on how much Adelson could give the pro-Romney Super PAC, Restoring Our Future. Given that he’s one of the 15 richest people in the world, the Sands chairman could personally bankroll the equivalent of entire presidential campaign–say, $1 billion or so–and not even notice. (The $10 million donation he just made to Romney is equivalent to $40 for an American family with a net worth of $100,000.)

Adelson, ironically, has made more money during the Obama administration than just about any other American, based on Forbes tabulations. He had previously told me that just because he made money under Obama, it doesn’t mean he thinks the president is doing the right thing.

Does Adelson feel guilty about one American potentially steering the fate of the presidential election? “I’m against very wealthy people attempting to or influencing elections,” Adelson told me in February. “But as long as it’s doable I’m going to do it. Because I know that guys like Soros have been doing it for years, if not decades. And they stay below the radar by creating a network of corporations to funnel their money. I have my own philosophy and I’m not ashamed of it.”

Adelson is an Israel hawk who has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to Jewish causes. He also is also fiercely fighting against what he sees as Obama’s socialization of America. As he explained to me this winter:

“What scares me is the continuation of the socialist-style economy we’ve been experiencing for almost four years. That scares me because the redistribution of wealth is the path to more socialism, and to more of the government controlling people’s lives. What scares me is the lack of accountability that people would prefer to experience, just let the government take care of everything and I’ll go fish or I won’t work, etc. U.S. domestic politics is very important to me because I see that the things that made this country great are now being relegated into duplicating that which is making other countries less great. … I’m afraid of the trend where more and more people have the tendency to want to be given instead of wanting to give. People are less willing to share. There are fewer philanthropists being grown and there are greater expectations of the government. I believe that people will come to their senses and not extend the current Administration’s quest to socialize this country. It won’t be a socialist democracy because it won’t be a democracy.”

If Romney gets tough on Israel’s defense and continues to repeat his small government, free market message, he could find that the war chest backing his efforts is, well, limitless. It will be interesting to see how Obama’s billionaire backers –who have so far been reticent to match GOP efforts–will respond.

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Obviously the Sheldon’s have figured out that they can buy politicians through campaign donations for less than the additional taxes they will have to pay if their chosen candidates lose, so from a purely financial point of view they get their money’s worth while corrupting democracy.

Adelson is not interested in America or our future. He ONLY cares about his Jewish ancestry, Israel, and his quest for the Jewish Homeland.

“Adelson is an Israel hawk who has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to Jewish causes.”

He’s donated 100s of Millions of dollars to “Jewish causes”. This 100 Million he’s claiming to offer to Romney is JUST ANOTHER JEWISH CAUSE.

Romney supporters are some of the least educated backward people in America today. That’s why they can’t differentiate between facts and their beliefs. If you ask one to substantiate their claims, they will reference Fox News or the Bible (usually in that order – since they “know” God forgives the sin of disrespecting Him and His children). That’s also why Romney supporters are usually abusive of others — especially to strangers. Look at the comments here and countless comments on websites, for examples of their animalistic nature.

Romney supporters — because of their low education, perchance for abusing others, and lack of respect toward RESPECTABLE worldwide leaders — also exhibit bully behavior. This is not surprising, since their “Prophet”, whom they blindly follow, is also a publicly revealed & humiliated BULLY.

Such are the supporters of Mormon Romney. I do not chastise Mr. Romney. He is doing what his religion commands him to do — to try to raise his Faith above all others. However, it’s his followers (mostly blind ones) whom I chastise here. Why are you people unable to do true research (the kind we were taught to do during your basic high school education)? That is your civic duty — to make INFORMED decisions before voting. You all don’t research the vital facts about candidates — but rather rely on ADVERTISEMENTS to “educate” you about a candidate and his/her opponent. You are uneducated — and you can’t see that. No one wants to be told they are uneducated — even if it’s true.

America is now full of uneducated stooges. That’s one reason we’re no longer #1 — and continuing to fall — because too many Americans can’t read, write, or do basic Arithmetic. ALL TEST SCORES FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS HAVE PROVEN THIS AS A FACT — FOR MANY DECADES.

And this lack of ability to clearly discern facts from opinions, innuendo, vitriol, and personal attacks is the problem in America.

That inability of rational analysis is seen by employers (both American companies and foreign ones). That’s why they won’t hire your kind (except in “service” industries that are all low-paying). That’s also why our voting/election system has become so ineffective (suggested research if you don’t understand why: “hanging chads”, needing to go to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America for an election result, more & more closely contested elections, and the spiraling out-of-control costs of electioneering that now prevents anyone not connected to the ultra-rich from winning any election).

The election process is no longer democratic. Candidates now DO BUY VOTES of the dumbest members of our society. At the same time, we have more and more dumb people in our society, and they are collecting more and more millions to “CONVINCE” you on whom to cast you vote.

YOU ARE ALL SHEEP, THAT ADELSON IS MANIPULATING.

Mr. Adelson is manipulating these: – Mr. Romney (whom he’ll have in his pocket IF he gives him 100 million) – Our country – by using his money to get it to keep helping Jewish causes – Your vote – by using his money to “CONVINCE” you to vote for his causes

The $100 million in question is earmarked for media ads (mostly video). It’s been proven time and again that TV commercials work, especially if they are mean, abusive, and sling mud. IRRESPECTIVE of whether they tell the truth or they outright lie…….. they work and do convince the countless uneducated sheep voters we have in our country.

P.S., If you don’t understand (or agree) with how Adelson is buying your vote (which, funny thing, you’ve already sold to him for free before he’s spent a dime)……. go to your local High School and ask ANY High School teacher to explain it. If you can’t understand this basic notion, you are sadly uneducated. And Adelson will pay EXTRA for your vote. He also wants your name and address and phone # so he can keep coming back to you when he needs more help with Jewish causes.

Be wary of how you cast your vote. Those whom you think are your savior may end up taking YOUR FUTURE. A good Con man always fools his victim. A great Con man convinces his victim to be his friend.

You know, it is the elitist attitudes of liberals like you that will cost the President this election. I keep hearing how smart the President is, but that does not automatically make you a leader. No one in my memory has divided this country more that the President and while racism might be part of it (on both sides by the way…if 98% of whites voted for the white guy, the election would be over before it started). If the President didn’t want to turn our country into Greece, Spain, or France, a lot more people would be supporting him. Back to my point, if the President was any kind of leader, we would not be in this position right now. For the first 2 years of his Presidency, he and the democrats told everyone to go pound sand and he still got nothing done …even with a straight flush in his hands.

Romney I believe will mend the fence between the parties. Romney may not be the best choice, but he is head and shoulders above the President. After 3 1/2 years, Romney still has more relevant experience than the President, well maybe not at golf….or spending trillions of dollars for nothing….or starting a class war…..

“A good Con man always fools his victim. A great Con man convinces his victim to be his friend.” You mean just like Obama conned you into believing he was actually gonna do what he said he would do back in ’08? But instead he just sat for two years while the Dems had control and did nothing, and now he has no record to run on, hence the reason he has to run the negative campaign already.